16/02/2026
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Senate Defense and Security Committee Chair Raises Grave Governance, Revenue, and National Security Concerns Over Outsourcing of Vehicle Registration and Driver Licensing
Monrovia, Liberia
February 16, 2026
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defense, Security, Intelligence, and Veterans Affairs, Lofa County Senator Momo Tarnuekollie Cyrus, issues a formal statement expressing deep concern over the Government of Liberiaโs decision to transfer vehicle registration and driver licensing functions from the statutorily mandated Ministry of Transport to Liberia Traffic Management, a foreign-controlled operator.
This decision raises serious governance, fiscal, and national security questions at a time when Liberiaโs internal security environment is becoming increasingly complex. Beyond administrative implications, the action reflects a troubling departure from established statutory order and introduces vulnerabilities into critical state systems that are central to public safety, identity management, and internal security coordination.
Vehicle registration and driver licensing are not routine commercial services. They constitute a core sovereign function tied directly to national security, law enforcement intelligence, population movement tracking, and inter-agency coordination. These systems house sensitive personal, biometric, and vehicular data that must remain under direct state control, governed by clear accountability mechanisms and subjected to parliamentary oversight. Any fragmentation or externalization of such systems weakens the integrity of the national security architecture.
Recent security assessments underscore the urgency of this concern. Liberia, long regarded as one of the most peaceful states within the Mano River Basin, is now confronting emerging transnational threats, including cyber-enabled financial crimes, illicit telecommunications activities, and the presence of opaque private networks operating acros